Data Center Registry
Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank)
Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York
Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank) is a proposed data center in Yaphank, New York (Suffolk County), operated by WF Industrial (Wildflower). The public record puts it at 176.6 MW planned, 71 acres, a reported $1 billion investment. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- WF Industrial (Wildflower)
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Yaphank, Suffolk County, NY
- Coordinates
- 40.8322, -72.9300 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 176.6 MW planned
- Land
- 71 acres
- Investment
- $1 billion
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- 1,000 construction
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing
Timeline from the record
Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.
- July 2026ProposedFacing both a proposed 18-month Town of Brookhaven moratorium and a statewide NY moratorium on hyperscale (50MW+) data centers; developer states the project is still moving ahead. Source: Long Island Press
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank) in Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Sits on a 71-acre site holding three existing empty warehouses, west of Sills Road on the north side of the LIE North Service Road, ~1,000 feet from a residential neighborhood.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Sits on a 71-acre site holding three existing empty warehouses, west of Sills Road on the north side of the LIE North Service Road, ~1,000 feet from a residential neighborhood. Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico proposed an 18-month town moratorium on data centers (expected to pass unanimously per a town spokesperson, reported 2026-07); other Suffolk town supervisors reportedly support it. New York State separately imposed a moratorium on new hyperscale (50MW+) data centers in 2026 that also covers this 176.6MW project. Residents cited electricity, water, and noise concerns. Developer (Michael Bowden, WF Industrial director of development) said as of 2026-06 the project was 'still moving ahead' and called the moratorium 'not necessary.' Project is projected to generate an estimated $40M/year in tax revenue for the Longwood School District per developer claims (not independently verified here).
Notes on the record
No confirmed street address found as of 2026-09-13 -- sources describe the parcel only as 'west of Sills Road, north side of the LIE North Service Road' in Yaphank. Coordinates are the Yaphank hamlet centroid (OSM Nominatim), NOT the parcel -- disclosed here per contract rule H; do not treat as parcel-level precision.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Permanent jobs promised
- Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
- Which utility serves it
- The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.
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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank) in Yaphank?
Yes. Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank) in Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Sits on a 71-acre site holding three existing empty warehouses, west of Sills Road on the north side of the LIE North Service Road, ~1,000 feet from a residential neighborhood.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank)?
No lawsuit over Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank) appears in the record we track as of September 13, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank) use?
No water withdrawal figure for Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank) is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank), and how big is it?
WF Industrial (Wildflower) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 176.6 MW. The site is recorded at 71 acres.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank)," updated September 13, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/wf-industrial-yaphank-ny.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/wf-industrial-yaphank-ny, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.The debate about data centers as state leaders place moratorium · Long Island Press · retrieved September 13, 2026
- 2.Proposed AI data center in Yaphank meets opposition from residents and town leaders · News 12 Long Island · retrieved September 13, 2026
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